Method and means for making neckties



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INVENTR Mu f/v//vf Marr/1u 1 TTORNEY Patented June 16, 1942 METHOD AND MEANS FOR MAKING NECKTIES Valentine Naftali, New York, N. Y., assigner to American Machine & Foundry Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New Jersey Appiication June 17, 1938, Serial No. 214,253

21 Claims.

This invention relates to neckties. More particularly, the invention relates to an improved method and means for manufacturing neckties of the four-in-hand type.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide an improved method of manufacturing four-in-hand neckties With or without linings, in which the neoktie fabrics are so arranged and manipulated that the stitching operation for sewing together the assembled fab-ries may be performed Without the necessity of ultimately reversingsuch fabrics.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved apparatus for making neckties of the character described, Without the necessity of reversing the same after sewing.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved method and means for making neckties of the character described, which method shall comprise relatively few and simple steps, which shall be simple to practice, which apparatus shall comprise relatively few and simple parts and which method and apparatus for carrying out my invention shall be highly efficient and practical.

Other objects of this invention Will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which is shown one of the various possible embodiments of this invention,

Fig. l is a plan view of a tie fabric which has been cut to proper size `and shape in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the fabric shown in Fig. l, but illustrating one step in the process of manufacture Fig. 3 is a plan view of the fabric shown in Fig. 2, positioned in an apparatus constructed in accordance with the invention and illustrating a further step in the process of manufacture;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is :a plan VieW 'slightly in perspective of the type of tie lining which may be employed in the improved method of manufacturing neckties;

Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 3 but illustrating still another step in the improved process of manufacture.

Fig. '7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken substantially on the line 1 1 of Fig. 6

Fig. 7a is a view similar to Fig. 7 .but illustrating a further step in the process of manufacture;

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 6 but illustrating still a further step in the process of maniacture;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged crosssectional View taken substantially on the line 9 9 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a View similar to Fig. 8 but illustrating a still further step in the process of manufacture;

Fig. l1 is a side'elevational View of the Fig. 10 form of apparatus;

Fig. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken substantially on the line l2-l2 of Fig. 10;

Fig. 13 is an enlarged detail View of a pori-ion of the structure shown in Fig. 12; and

Fig. 14 is a view similar to Fig. 13 but illustrating a modified form of the invention.

The method of manufacturing four-in-hand neckties by machine heretofore employed generally included the steps of sewing together a. tie fabric and a tie lining by stitching the same on the reverse side of the fabric and then turning or reversing the sewed together materials so that the right side of the fabric was outermost. By the invention I have provided an improved method and means for manufacturing neckties, of the four-in-hand type, in which the fabrics are stitched together without the necessity of reversing the tie after such stitching operation, thus affording a saving of time and preventing the possibility of damage to the tie fabric during the reversing operation.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, there is shown in Fig. 1 a tie fabric 2E! of suitable tie material, cut on the bias, and of predetermined contour and disposed on any flat surface with the Wrong side thereof uppermost. Portions 2da adjacent opposite ends of the fabric 2S may be turned in and stitched in the customary manner Well known in the art to present finished tie ends. One of the longitudinal edges of the fabric 2e, such as for example, the edge a-b, may be folded over to form a neW longitudinal edge e-f, as shown in Fig. 2. The folded portion 26h may be held in folded condition by pressing or steaming the same. 'I'he function and purpose of folding one longitudinal edge of the tie fabric Will become apparent as the description proceeds.

The fabric 20 with its longitudinally folded portion 20h uppermost is then positioned on a folding apparatus generally designated by the nu- .moral 22 and which may be of any suitable design, such as for example, the type illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, which comprises a longitudinal table surface 23 suitably supported by the upright members 2d. Spaced from the surface 23 and in a plane parallel to the plane of the said surface 23 is a second table surface 25 xed to the uprights 24 and provided with a central templet opening 25 designed to conform to the peripheral contour of the fabric with one of its longitudinal edges folded as shown in Fig. 2. Housed within the space between the second table surface and the table surface 23 are a pair of sliding folding members 21 and 28 disposed on opposite sides of the templet opening 26. The folding members 21 and 28 are designed to be slidably moved towards each other for reasons which will soon be explained, and may be actuated by the gear racks 29 and 33, respectively, attached to the said folding members and cooperating with pinions 3| and 32 mounted on the shafts 3|a and 32a which may be driven by any suitable Well-known driving means (not shown). The racks 29 and 30 may move in suitable slotted transversely-disposed openings 33 provided in the table surface 23.

Disposed in the table surface 23 and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the templet opening 26 is a slotted opening 35 (see Figs. 3 and 1) provided with a U-shaped downwardly depending channel member 36 to form a longitudinal channel opening 31. Mounted within the said opening 31 is a movable table member 40 comprising downwardly depending side flanges 4| lying parallel to and adjacent the walls 33a of the member 36. rIhe table member 40 is provided with projecting pins dla which are movably received in cooperating slots 42 in the walls 35a of the member 35. The slots 42 are so designed that when the pins Ma are disposed at the upper limit thereof, the top longitudinal surface of the member 40 will lie substantially in the same plane as the top surface of the table member 23. A spring 45 may be employed, as shown in Fig. 4, having one end pressing against the member 40, and the opposite end thereof abutting the bottom wall of the channel 35 to normally maintain the member 40 at its uppermost position.

The method and apparatus for folding the tie fabric and positioning the tie lining with respect thereto will now be described. As clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the tie fabric 20 is fitted in the templet opening 26 with the right side face down. After this, as shown in Figs. 6 and '1, a lower die member is superimposed upon the positioned fabric 20. The die member 53 comprises a flat longitudinal bottom portion 50a, having a peripheral contour corresponding to the contour of the flanges 35a surrounding the opening 31 but slightly smaller in width so as to leave a relatively small space between the walls 33a and the longitudinal edges of the portion 50a, as shown in Fig. 1. The die member 5|) is also provided with a portion 50h of lesser width than the portion 50a and extending upwardly therefrom a predetermined distance. The portion 50h is centrally disposed with respect to the die member 50. The upper surface 50c of the die portion 50h is corrugated transversely of its length, as shown in Figs. 12 and 13, and is provided with a centrally disposed longitudinal recess 5|. v

The die member 5i! is pressed downwardly to cause the member 110 to move downwardly against the action of the spring 45, at the same time causing that portion of the fabric 2|) disposed between the die 50 and the member 4|), to be drawn downwardly into the opening 31, leaving the tie fabric portions 52 and 53 resting upon the table surface 23. Any suitable releasable catch means (not shown) may be employed for holding the die member 50 in the downwardly pressed position shown in Fig. 1. A suitably cut tie lining 5I), shown in Fig. 5, is next positioned as shown in Fig. '1, so as to overlie the top corrugated surface 50c of the die portion 59h and so that the longitudinal axis of the said lining 60 is substantially in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the die 55. After this has been done, the folding members 21 and 28 are slidably moved inwardly towards each other by means of the racks 29 and 30 and the pinions 3| and 32 to cause the portions 52 and 53 of the tie fabric, resting upon the table surface 23, to be folded over upon the lining B0 and upon each other, as shown in Fig. 1a. It is desired that the portion 53 of the tie fabric 20, which includes the folded-over longitudinal edge portion 23h, be superimposed upon the portion 52 which has an unnished or coarse edge c-d. The folding member 21 is designed to move at a faster rate than that of the folding member 28 so that the said tie fabric portion 52 will be caused to overlie the lining 60 first, after which the tie fabric portion 53 will overlie the folded portion 52. It is thus seen from the above description and from Fig. '1a of the drawings that there has been formed a tubular tie casing surrounding the die 50 and having a tie lining properly positioned within said casing, ready for stitching.

The folded ends of the tie fabric and lining are stitched together in the following manner. An upper die 65 is' provided, which is designed to cooperate with the lower die 5i) and which extends longitudinally for a predetermined portion of the distances of the said lower die 50. The upper die 65 is provided with a downwardly extending portion 56 corresponding to the upwardly projecting portion 55D of the die 50, and the lower surface of the portion 6B is corrugated similarly to the corrugations of the lower die 5D and are designed to intermesh when in superimposed relationship, as shown in Figs. l2 and 13. The portion 66 of the upper die 65 is also provided with a longitudinal recess 61 designed to be in alignment with the recess 5| in the die 50 so that when the upper die E5 is superimposed in meshed relationship with the lower die 50, there will be provided a continuous longitudinal passageway 10, as shown in Fig. 13. The upper die 65 may be guided and manipulated by a pair of upright members 1| fixed thereto.

The upper die 65 is superimposed upon the lower die 50, as shown in Figs. 9 and 12, so that the corrugations in the portion 65 thereof will mesh with the corrugations in the portion 50h of the die 50. When this occurs, the tie lining B and superimposed folded tie fabric portions 52 and 53 will be corrugated transversely of their length to correspond with the intermeshed corrugations of the die members, as shown in Figs. 12 and 13. While in such position, a needle N is passed through the passageway 10 formed by the grooves 5| and 61 to pierce intermittent portions of the adjacent lining and tie fabrics, as shown. The needle N, may be threaded before passing the same through the passageway 1|) or a relatively long needle, such as shown, may be employed, which may rst be passed through the passageway 1U to pierce th'e lining and tie fabrics and, after the point and eye of the needle emerge, as shown in Fig. 10, the needle eye may be then threaded with any suitable thread and the needle N withdrawn back through the passageway 'l0 carrying with it the thread which will be passed through the said fabric layers and lining. After the sewing operation as above described, the upper die 65 may be removed by raising the same upwardly and the lower die 50, which may be constructed of two contiguously disposed parts l and 16, as shown in Fig. 6, may then be withdrawn in opposite directions through the ends of the tubular tie casing.

There is thus provided a stitched necktie which, when stretched to its proper uncorrugated shape, will have the lining attached to the fabric by means of a resilient, loose stitch, It is also noted that the portion of the tie fabric which lies between the lower die 50 and the member 4i), and which is designed to be the front fabric layer of the finished necktie, is not pierced by the needle N. Also, a n'ecktie manufactured in accordance with the invention, as above described, does not need to be turned or reversed as in other forms of tie manufacture.

Any suitable needle actuating mechanism may be employed, such as for example, that shown in Figs. to 12, in which a relatively long needle N is suitably mounted in a needle holder 8i), which in turn is slidably mounted in a guideway 8l, said guideway being of suflicient length so that the needle holder 80 may be slidably moved in a horizontal direction to cause the point of the needle to pierce all the convoluted fabric layers and then to be withdrawn so that the point of the needle is entirely cleared from the passageway 18. The sliding needle holder 88 may be operated by hand or by any other suitable mechanical means, such as for example, an electric motor M interconnected by a chain of gears 82, 83 to a gear rack 84, the said gear rack 84 being movably mounted and at the same time fixed to the needle holder 80 so that the said needle holder will travel with the gear rack. When the motor M is set in operation by any suitable means, such as a starting switch S, the rack will be caused to move in a direction indicated by the arrow A to cause the needle N toY travel in the passageway 10 to pierce the fabric layers. After the needle N has traveled a sufficient distance, it may be threaded, as above described, and the motor mechanism M reversed by a reversing switch R so that the needle will then automatically travel in a direction opposite to that -of the arrow A to be withdrawn from the passageway 'l0 and at the same time carrying with it theV thread which passes through the fabric layers.

In the mechanism as described above, it is seen that th'e needle N carrying the thread for stitching the tie fabrics and lining together will only pierce through the lining 60 and the folded fabric layers 52 and 53. However, it is understood that the improved method of manufalcturing four-in-hand neckties may also be designed and practised so that the needle and the thread for stitching the tie lining and fabric together will pass through the tie lining, the folded fabric portion 52 and only the underlying folded portion 20h of the folded fabric portion 53 so that no stitching will be visible at the back of the tie. This may be accomplished by so designing the corrugations of the upper and lower die members 65 and 50', respectively, as shown in Fig. 14, so that the needle N will pass through the assembled layers as just described, and where it is noted that the needle does not pierce any portion vof the uppermost layer L o-f the tie fabric, which -is the outermost layer of the folded tie fabric portion 53.

While in the drawings I have shown the necktie fabric 20 as having one of its longitudinal edges folded over to form the portion 20h, it is understood that neckties may be constructed in accordance with the invention in which both longitudinal edges of the necktie fabric may be folded over.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the emobdiments Yabove set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described the invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A method of making non-turned neckties comprising positioning a cut-to-pattern tie fabric in a templet with the right side of said fabric face down, folding opposite longitudinal edges of said fabric, inwardly toward each other so that portions adjacent said edges are in overlapping relationship, transversely corrugating said overlapping fabric portions, sewing together the said overlapping corrugated fabric portions by piercing the said overlapped corrugations with a needle in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the finished necktie, and holding said overlapping corrugated fabric portions spaced from the main body of said fabric during such sewing operation.

2. A method of making non-turned neckties comprising positioning a cut-to-pattern tie fabric in a templet with the right side of said fabric face down, positioning a tie lining on said fabric, then folding opposite longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly toward each other so that portions adjacent said edges are in overlapping relationship and overlie said lining, transversely corrugating said overlapping fabric portions and said lining, sewing together said corrugated lining and overlapping fabric portions by piercing the said overlapped corrugations with a needle in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the finished necktie, and holding said corrugated lining and overlapping fabric portions spaced from the main unfolded portion of said fabric during such sewing operation.

3. A method of making non-turned neckties comprising positioning a cut-to-pattern tie fabric in a templet with the right side of said fabric face down, positioning a tie lining on said fabric so that the longitudinal axis of said lining and said fabric substantially coincide, folding opposite longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly toward each other so that portions adjacent said edges are in overlapping relationship and at the same time overlie said lining, transversely corrugating said overlapping fabric portions and said lining, sewing together the corrugated lining and overlapping fabric portions by piercing the said overlapped corrugations with a needle in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the nished necktie, and holding said corrugated lining and overlapping fabric portions spaced from the main body of said fabric during such sewing operation. 'f

leaving the opposed longitudinal edge as a raw edge, then folding opposite longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly toward each other so that portions adjacent said edges are in overlapping relationship with the folded fabric portion having the raw longitudinal edge disposed underneath, transversely corrugating said overlapping fabric portions, and sewing together the said overlapping fabric portions by piercing the said overlapped corrugations with a needle in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the finished necktie.

5. A method of making non-turned neckties comprising folding over a relatively small portion adjacent one longitudinal edge of a necktie fabric that has been cut into proper shape, and leaving the opposed longitudinal edge as a raw edge, superimposing a tie lining on said fabric, then folding opposite longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly toward each other and around said lining so that portions adjacent said edges are in overlapping relationship, with the folded fabric portion having the raw longitudinal edge disposed underneath, transversely corrugating said lining and overlapping fabric portions, sewing together the said corrugated lining and overlapping fabric portions by piercing the said overlapped corrugations with a needle in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the finished necktie, and holding said corrugated lining and overlapping fabric portions spaced from the main body of said fabric during such sewing operation.

6. A method of making non-turned neckties comprising folding over a relatively small portion adjacent one longitudinal edge of a necktie fabric that has been out into proper shape, leaving the opposed longitudinal edge as a raw edge, then folding opposite longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly toward each other so that portions adjacent the edges are in overlapping relationship, with the folded fabric portion having the raw longitudinal edge disposed underneath, transversely corrugating said overlapping fabric portions, sewing together the corrugated overlapping fabric portions by piercing the said overlapped corrugations with a needle in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the finished necktie, and holding said corrugated lining and overlapping fabric portions spaced from the main unfolded portion of said fabric during such sewing operation.

7. A method of making non-turned neckties comprising folding over'a relatively small portion adjacent one longitudinal edge of a necktie fabric that has been cut into proper shape, leaving the opposed longitudinal edge as a raw edge, positioning a die member on said fabric, positioning a tie lining on said die member, then foldingopposite longitudinal edges of said fabric around said die and over said lining so that portions adjacent said edges are in overlapping relationship, with the folded fabric portion having the raw longitudinal edge disposed underneath, transversely corrugating said lining and overlapping fabric portions, sewing together the lining and overlapping fabric portions by piercing the said overlapped corrugations with a needle in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the finished necktie and removing said die.

8. A lmethod of making non-turned neckties, comprising positioning a cut-to-pattern tie fabric in a templet with the right side of said fabric face down, folding opposite longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly toward each other so that portions adjacent said edges are in overlapping relationship, contactively engaging the said overlapped edges on opposite sides thereof with a pair of members to confine the same therebetween substantially throughout the length of the necktie, sewing together the said overlapping fabric portions during such confinement, and holding the overlapped fabric portions being sewed spaced from the main unfolded portion of said fabric during such sewing operation.

9. A method of making non-turned neckties, comprising folding over a relatively small portion adjacent one longitudinal edge of a necktie fabric that has been cut into proper shape, and leaving the opposed longitudinal edge as a raw edge, superimposing a tie lining on said fabric, then folding opposite longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly toward each other and around said lining so that portions adjacent said edges are in overlapping relationship, with the folded fabric portion having the raw longitudinal edge disposed underneath, transversely corrugating said lining and overlapping fabric portions, and sewing togethersaid corrugated lining and overlapping fabric portions by piercing the folded fabric portion having the raw edge and only the underneath layer of the said relatively small folded longitudinal edge with a needle in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the finished necktie, so that no stitching will be visible from the outside of the back of the necktie.

l0. In an apparatus for making non-turned neckties from a cut-to-shape tie fabric, a support for said fabric, gauging means for positioning said fabric, a longitudinal die member adapt- Aed to be superimposed on said tie fabric, said die member being of lesser width than said fabric, means to position said die member in predetermined relationship- 'to said gauging means Whereby the longitudinal edges of said gauged fabric will be in predetermined position relative to an .ultimate line of stitching, means comprising a pair of slidably mounted members for folding each of the opposed longitudinal edges of said `fabric inwardly simultaneously throughout its entire length toward each other and around said die member to form a tubular tie casing in which portions adjacent said longitudinal edges are in overlapping relationship, and means for stitching together said fabric overlapping portions along said ultimate line of stitching.

11. In an apparatus for making non-turned neckties from a cut-to-shape tie fabric, a support for said fabric, templet means for positioning said tie fabric with respect to a predetermined longitudinal line of stitching, a die member adapted to be positioned on said tie fabric, said die member being of lesser width than said fabric, means to position said die member in predetermined relationship to said templet means whereby the longitudinal edges of said positioned fabric will be in predefined position relativeto said line of stitching, means for folding each of the opposed longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly simultaneously throughout its entire length toward each other and around said `die member to form a tubular tie fabric casing having portions adjacent said longitudinal edges disposed in overlapping relationship, said overlapping-portions lying adjacent the upper surface, of

said die member, and means for sewing together said overlapping edges while said fabric is positioned around said die member.

12. In an apparatus for making non-turned neckties from a cut-to-shape tie fabric, a support for said fabric, gauging means for positioning said fabric, a longitudinal die member adaptto be superimposed on said tie fabric, said die member being of lesser width than said fabric, means to position said die member in predetern mined relationship to said gauging means whereby the longitudinal edges of said gauged fabric Y will be in predetermined position relative to an ultimate line of stitching, and means for folding each of the opposed longitudinal edges of said fabric 'mwardly simultaneously throughout its entire length toward each other and around said die member to form a tubular tie fabric casing -having portions adjacent said longitudinal edges in overlapping relationship, said overlapping portions lying adjacent the upper surface of said die member, said upper surface being in a plane substantially parallel to and spaced from the main unfolded portion of said fabric, and means for sewing together said overlapping edges while said fabric is positioned around said die member.

13. In an apparatus for making non-turned neckties from a cut-to-shape tie fabric, a support for said fabric, gauging means for positioning said fabric, a longitudinal die member adapted to be superimposed on said tie fabric, said die member being of lesser width than said fabric, means to position said die member in predetermined relationship to said gauging means whereby the longitudinal edges of said gauged fabric will be in predetermined position relative to an ultimate line of stitching, and means for folding each of the opposed. longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly simultaneously throughout its entire length toward each other and around said die member to form a tubular tie fabric casing having portions adjacent said longitudinal edges in overlapping relationship, said overlapping portions lying adjacent the upper surface of said die member, said folding i means comprising a pair of movable folding members and means for causing said folding members to move in unequally timed relationship to cause said overlapping.

14. In an apparatus for making non-turned neckties from a cut-to-shape tie fabric, a support for said fabric, gauging means for positioning said fabric, a longitudinal die member adapted to be superimposed on said tie fabric, said die member being of lesser width than said fabric, the upper surface of said die member being adapted to support a tie lining, means to position said die member in predetermined relationship to said gauging means whereby the longitudinal edges of said gauged fabric will be in predetermined position relative to an ultimate line of stitching, and means, including a pair of slidable members, for folding each of the opposed longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly simultaneously throughout its entire length toward each other and around said die member so that portions adjacent said longitudinal edges will overlap and at the same time lie adjacent the upper surface of said die member and overlie said lining, and means for sewing together said overlapping edges and said lining while said fabric is positioned around said die member and said liningl 15. In an apparatus for making non-turned neokties from a cut-to-shape tie fabric, a support to be superimposed on said tie fabric, said die member being of lesser width than said fabric,

the upper surface of said die member being ladapted to support a tie lining, means to position said die mem-ber in predetermined relationship to said gauging -means whereby the longitudinal edges of said gauged fabric will be in predetermined position relative to an ultimate line of stitching, means comprising a pair of slidable members for folding each of the opposed longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly simultaneously throughout its entire length toward each other and around said die member to form a tubular tie fabric casing having portions adj acent said longitudinal edges which overlap and at the same time lie adjacent the upper surface of said die member and overlie said lining, and means for stitching together said lining and said overlappingv fabric portions along said ultimate line of stitching.

16. In an apparatus for making non-turned neckties from a cut-to-shape necktie fabric, a support for said fabric, means cooperating with said support for folding opposed longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly toward each other to overlap to form a tubular fabric casing, means for transversely corrugating said overlapped tie fabric portions, and means for maintaining said overlapped corrugated fabric portions spaced from the remaining portions of said tubular casing whereby the said corrugated fabric portions only may be stitched together by being pierced therethrough with a needle.

17. In an apparatus for making non-turned neckties from a cut-to-shape tie fabric, a support for said fabric, a die member adapted to be superimposed on said tie fabric, said die member being of lesser width than said `fabric, means for .folding opposed longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly toward each other and around said die member to form a tubular tie fabric casing having portions adjacent said longitudinal edges in overlapping relationship, said overlapping portions lying adjacent the upper surface of said die member, the said upper surface of said die Imember being transversely corrugated, and means cooperating with said die member for 4causing said overlapping fabric portions to be correspondingly corrugated, said last named means comprising a second die member.l

18. In an apparatus for making non-turned neckties from a cut-to-shape tie fabric, a support for said fabric, a longitudinal die member adapted to be superimposed on said tie fabric, said die member being of lesser width than said fabric, means for folding opposed longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly toward each other and around said die member to form a tubular tie fabric 'casing having portions adjacent said longitudinal edges in overlapping relationship, said overlapping portions lying adjacent the upper surface of said die member, the said upper surface of said die member being transversely corrugated, and means for causing said overlapping fabric :portions to be correspondingly corrugated, said last named means comprising an upper die member having the lower surface thereof transversely corrugated, to correspond and mesh with the corrugations in the said lower die member, and means for sewing together said overlapping edges while said fabric is positioned around said die member.

19. In an apparatus for making non-turned neckties from a cut-to-shape tie fabric, a support for said fabric, a gauge member on said support for properly positioning said -fabric with respect to a predetermined line of stitching, a longitudinal lower die member having upper and lower surfaces and being movable with respect to said support, and adapted to be superimposed on said tie fabric, said die member being of lesser width then said fabric so that longitudinal edge portions of said fabric will project on opposite sides thereof, means on said support for folding said opposed longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly toward each other and around said superimposed die member so that portions adjacent said longitudinal edges will overlap and at the same time lie adjacent the upper surface of said die member, the said upper surface of said die member being transversely corrugated, means for causing said overlapping fabric portions to be correspondingly corrugated, said last named means comprising an upper die member cooperating with said lower die member and having the lower surface thereof transversely corrugated to correspond and mesh with the corrugations in said lower die member, and longitudinal recesses in the teeth of said upper and lower die corrugations adapted to form a longitudinal needle receiving passageway when said corrugations are in mesh.

20. In an apparatus for making non-turned neckties from a cut-to-shape tie fabric, a `sup port for said fabric, a gauge member on said support for properly positioning said fabric with respect to a predetermined line of stitching, a longitudinal lower die member having upper and lower surfaces and being movable with respect to said support, and adapted to be superimposed on said tie fabric, said die member being of lesser width than said fabric so that longitudinal edge portions of said fabric will project on opposite sides thereof, means on said support for folding said opposed longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly toward each other and around said superimposed die member so that portions adjacent said longitudinal edges will overlap and lie adjacent the upper surface of said die member, the said upper surface of said die member being transversely corrugated, means for causing said overlapping fabric portions to be correspondingly corrugated, said last named means comprising an upper die member cooperating with said lower die member and having the lower surface thereof transversely corrugated to correspond and mesh with the corrugations in the said lower die member, aligned longitudinal recesses in the teeth of said upper and lower die corrugations adapted to form a lonigtudinal passageway when said :corrugations are in mesh, and means for stitching together the overlapped tie fabric portions, said last named means com- -prising a movably mounted needle bar having a needle mounted thereon and designed to be received in said passageway.

2l. In an apparatus for making non-turned neckties from a cut-to-shape tie fabric, a support for said fabric, a gauge member on said support for properly positioning said fabric with respect to a predetermined line of stitching, a longitudinal lower die -member having upper and low surfaces and being movable with respect to said support and adapted to be superimposed on said tie fabric, means for folding opposed longitudinal edges of said fabric inwardly toward each other and around said die member so that portions adjacent said longitudinal edges will overlap and at the same time lie adjacent the upper surface of said die member, the upper surface of said die member being transversely corrugated, means for causing said overlapping fabric portions to be correspondingly corrugated, said last named means lcomprising an upper die member having the lower surface thereof transversely corrugated to mesh with the corrugations in the said lower die member, aligned longitudinal recesses in the teeth of said upper and lower die corrugations adapted to form a longitudinal passageway when said corrugations are in mesh, a needle, a movably mounted holder for said needle, and means for actuating said needle holder to cause said needle to travel in said .passageway to :progressively pierce the corrugated layers of tie fabric.

VALENTINE NAFTALI. 

